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Kemp adds educators, other groups to COVID vaccination list

Gov. Brian Kemp, as expected, is adding educators to the state’s COVID vaccine priority list. But the governor also is expanding eligibility for other groups:...

Investigators: Gunman shot himself after murdering a mother and daughter

Hall County Sheriff’s Office investigators determined that a Wednesday afternoon shooting in east Hall County was a case of double murder and attempted suicide,...

Kemp poised to add teachers to COVID vaccine priority list

Georgia is poised to set a timeline for vaccinating teachers and other essential workers, Gov. Brian Kemp said Wednesday at Atlanta’s Delta Flight Museum,...

Firefighters, forestry crews battle Long Mountain fire

Firefighters and Georgia Forestry personnel spent six hours battling a woods fire that spread on Long Mountain in White County Wednesday. Aided by low...

Trinity Classical School holds open house Thursday

If you've ever wondered what a classical Christian education might offer you and your child, tonight's your chance to find out. Trinity Classical School in...

Standard time measure passes state Senate

The Georgia House of Representatives will take up a bill that could end daylight saving time in the Peach State. Senate Bill 100 would...
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Dad accidentally hits and seriously injures child in driveway

Paramedics airlifted a 3-year-old Clarkesville boy to an Atlanta hospital Wednesday after his dad accidentally ran over him in the family's driveway. John Getty with...

Pedestrian struck, injured on Big A Road in Toccoa

A Toccoa man was injured Wednesday afternoon when he was struck by a vehicle on one of the town's busiest thoroughfares. According to the Georgia...

Cleveland woman among three charged with meth trafficking

Northeast Georgia drug agents recently arrested three people on meth trafficking charges following investigations in Hall and White counties. On February 17, officers arrested Mary...

Big uptick in vaccine supply expected soon for Georgia, other states

WASHINGTON — Executives from five COVID-19 vaccine manufacturers told Congress Tuesday that they expect to significantly boost the number of shots delivered to states...

White County vaccination program ramps up with help from community partners

White County opened its first closed Point of Dispensing for COVID-19 vaccinations this week. While numbers were not as high as officials had planned,...

Georgia lawmaker renews push to collect ‘Netflix tax’ on digital products

There is a fresh push underway to tax Netflix and other streaming services, e-books, video game downloads, and other digital products that are currently...